A/N: Wrapped this chapter up tonight and figured I'd share it, vacation or not. I hope you enjoy!

Belle closed the door behind her, leaving Regina and Emma alone in a room dimly lit by a fire and a few candles. There was no sign of electricity in the castle. There was no sign of much, really. Belle appeared to be the only servant, bringing messages to and from her master, offering them a simple dinner, and starting the fire herself. They hadn't seen another living being, which only added to the eeriness of their surroundings. Belle seemed to understand, easily convinced to allow them to stay in the same room instead of splitting them up.

"I'm sorry I suggested we come here," Regina said with a frown, sitting down on the edge of the bed gingerly.

Emma flopped down on the bed so hard that she jostled the brunette. "I don't know, I'm pretty happy now. I've got a bed and a roof and a very pretty roommate."

Regina blushed, sinking down onto her back so that they were both lying sideways across the bed. "I guess it's a better option than you've had all week," she conceded.

"And it's much less pink than your bed," Emma pointed out. She wriggled closer until there was no space left between them.

"And a very pretty roommate," Regina repeated. They kissed softly, Emma pulling Regina's body tight against hers. And then the kisses deepened, Emma thoroughly tasting Regina's mouth while the brunette just tried to keep up. Regina got her legs tangled up in Emma's, and her fingers tangled in blonde hair. They put all their uncertainty and fear into the desperate kisses until they were too delightfully distracted to even give a thought to their surroundings.

Emma danced her fingers up under Regina's shirt, smoothing them against her back as she nipped at the brunette's lip. Regina shivered at the touch as it traced her sensitive sides and started up her front. And then Emma was straddling her, pulling her own shirt off before going clumsily at Regina's buttons. The brunette just took in the view. She'd never seen another girl like this before, so close and so fiercely beautiful. She tugged Emma back down for another kiss, one that she quickly broke when Emma finished with her shirt and cupped her through her bra. She leaned up into the touch, lips parted, quietly gasping for air.

Emma forced herself to pause, waiting until Regina's dark eyes met hers. She had to remember that this was different. Regina wasn't like Ruby or any of the others. Regina, for reasons Emma couldn't quite articulate, was special. She'd felt it in their kiss and in their conversations, and she wasn't about to let herself get carried away and ruin it all so soon. "What," she started breathlessly, "what do you want? Or not want?"

Regina stared up at her for a moment, reveling in the words. No boy had ever asked her that. Even Daniel, who she'd dated for a while and certainly liked a lot. She had to stop him, and all of the others, if they tried to press too far. "If we can just keep it above the waist tonight," she said, smiling slowly. "Thank you for asking."

Emma smiled back before leaning down to kiss Regina sweetly and lightly. "Come here." She crawled off of Regina and pulled back the covers on the bed to make room for them up near the pillows. She gave Regina a reassuring smile as she unbuttoned her jeans. "Just want to be comfortable for sleeping," she promised, tucking her bare legs beneath the blankets.

Regina did the same, glancing up and finding that Emma was very carefully looking towards the far side of the room. "You can look," she suggested, leaving her new jeans on the floor. Emma turned her head just in time to see Regina unclasp her bra and slip it down her arms before adding it to the pile and climbing into bed.

Emma drew her close, limiting her hands to just Regina's bare back for a moment. "You're beautiful," she whispered close to the brunette's ear.

"You, too." Regina reached up to stroke Emma's hair, smiling. Despite the fact that she had no idea where they were, she was certain that she'd never been this happy before. She brought her hand down to the clasp of Emma's bra, fumbling with it until Emma reached around to help her. "I've never had to take one off of anyone but me," she admitted.

Emma kissed one of Regina's reddening cheeks before throwing the garment behind her. "So no girls before?"

Regina exhaled sharply as her skin came in contact with Emma's. "No girls."

"Guys?"

"Kind of."

"What does that mean?" Emma slowly brought a hand between them, enjoying the way Regina clearly fought to stay focused on the conversation when her fingers brushed just below the brunette's breast.

"I don't want to talk about my mother right now." Regina tried to sound insistent but she was only breathy as Emma palmed her, a thumb grazing over her sensitive skin.

"Fair enough." Emma gave her a reassuring kiss, knowing that parents were a sore spot at the moment, but Regina was too distracted to let it faze her. The brunette merely arched into the touch as Emma toyed with a nipple. And then the blonde leaned over and applied her mouth, and Regina scrabbled at the sheets, desperate to ground herself somehow. She was pretty sure that nothing had ever felt that good, and though she'd always been quiet with boys she couldn't help the whimpering moans that escaped her.

Emma pulled away, giving Regina a cross between a smirk and a genuinely happy smile. Regina retaliated by bringing her own hands to the blonde's chest. "I'm pretty sure it's only girls from now on," she breathed, taking a moment to soak in the way Emma's curves felt against her palms.

Emma said nothing for a moment, lips slightly parted even as she forgot to breathe. Regina's movements were tentative and light as she tested out this new scenario, getting nothing but encouragement from Emma's green eyes. And then the blonde leaned forward to kiss her, Regina's hands trapped between their colliding bodies. "Not only girls," she whispered, her lips brushing against Regina's. "Just one girl. I'm keeping you."

Regina slipped her hands around to Emma's back, her eyes glittering with her smile. "Okay."

They fell into silence, embracing as chastely as they could in their current state of undress, trying their best to tamp down their desire. The candles had all but burned down, and the glow of the fire wasn't bright enough to entice either girl to get out of bed and try to figure out how to stop it. "Goodnight." Emma pulled the blankets up higher around them.

Regina leaned in for a kiss, deep and emphatic. "Goodnight."